The Wars

The story

Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.

Cast & crew

Brent CarverRobert Ross

Kirsten BishopPeggy Ross

Jackie BurroughsMiss Davenport

Shirley DouglasMrs. Lawson

William HuttMr. Ross

Domini BlytheLady Barbara d'Orsey

Margaret TyzackLady Emmeline

Jean LeClercCaptain Taffler

Ann-Marie MacDonaldRowena Ross

Alan ScarfeCaptain Leather

Susan Wright

Susan WrightElla

David RobbMajor Terry